[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7613-7614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF EAST BERLIN, PENNSYLVANIA

  (Mr. PERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor East Berlin, 
Pennsylvania, on its 250th anniversary. The borough was founded on May 
8, 1764, by John Frankenberger, a Prussian, who purchased 200 acres of 
land from Thomas and Richard Penn.
  John laid out a town with 85 lots, one main street, four cross 
streets, and five alleys. He named the town ``Berlin'' after his native 
town in Prussia. East was added to the name in 1827, when the town post 
office was established.
  Today, East Berlin is a thriving community of over 1,400 residents in 
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County. I am proud to congratulate East Berlin on this momentous day 
and wish the borough another successful 250 years.

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